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Help please! is drinking alcohol with a recently done tongue piercing dangerous?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Possibly: If you get drunk and the piercing isn't secure you could swollow it.The good news is the alcohol can act as an astringent and kill bacteria associated with the piercing.
Answered 9/21/2013
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